Tunisian Medammes with Broad Beans

Name: Tunisian Medammes with Broad Beans
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 500 g dried broad beans (soaked, or 1 kg fresh broad beans); 4 garlic cloves; 6 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp harissa; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 lemon; Salt; Bread (to serve)

Tunisian medammes is a simple dish of slowly cooked broad beans seasoned with harissa, garlic, cumin, lemon and olive oil.

Zemny · Tunisian

Servings4 servings

Method

01
Soak dried beans overnight and rinse. Fresh beans can be used directly.
02
Place the beans in a pot, cover generously with water and simmer until very tender.
03
Crush the garlic with cumin and salt. Add it to the beans with the harissa and simmer for 10 minutes.
04
Adjust the seasoning and lightly mash some of the beans to thicken the broth.
05
Spoon into bowls, drizzle generously with olive oil and finish with lemon juice.

Notes

Serve hot with Tunisian bread.